Paul Sullivan: Stearns, Brewers GM and once an aspiring sportswriter, could have written this Cinderella story himself
Confronting Brewers general manager David Stearns on the field at Miller Park recently, I asked if the stories about a misspent youth were true.
Did Stearns once consider joining the dark side and becoming a sportswriter?
"It could've happened," he said.
That's a scary thought, I told him.
"I still might be one day," he replied.
It's doubtful the 33-year-old Stearns will be looking for a job in the newspaper business anytime soon.
He has done quite well in his three years running the Brewers, inheriting a team that lost 94 games in 2015 and putting together the puzzle pieces that led to 96 wins and a National League Central title this year.
After going 7-0 in the final week of the season and beating the Cubs, 3-1, in Monday's tiebreaker
